Did you special order your Yaris or buy it from dealer stock?

[gabagooo]

I was wondering how may of us have special ordered the Yaris or purchased their car from dealer stock. We bought our 3-Door LB on October 23 (I traded my 2006 Civic LX, which I wasn't fond of) from dealer stock. At the time they had two LBs and two, four doors models on the lot. They now have several including the cars which were on the lot when I bought mine. The dealer told me that sales of the Yaris and Prius (they have six) had slowed way down when gas prices fell. Sales of truck and SUVs had jumped (people have short memories). I have been reading about people waiting for their cars delivered in January - are the cars in short supply in your area?

[60 Somethings]

Purchased a LB that was due in on the next boat.

[static808]

our dealers have TONS of liftbacks now. one dealer has about 8 liftbacks sitting on their lot. just went to test drive a scion xA, and that dealer had 5 liftbacks ready to go. we're waiting for ours (due in mid-jan) because our region doesnt get side airbags as an option. this is a must for us, especially after seeing those yaris crash test videos. the yaris will carry precious cargo (my wife!), so we're willing to wait. she drives either a '97 avalon (no side airbags) or my old '97 civic hatchback (again, no side airbags), so her next car HAS to have them.

--B

[Typer73]

Ordered my liftback. Didn't even get to test drive one, took out a sedan instead. I've only seen 1 liftback on the lot and that was on a Sunday when they were closed (it sold as soon as they opened Monday).

[hasher22]

baught it off the dealer on that day....

i was desperate for a small nice new cheap car.....

[Driver]

:thumbup: Special order, took 9 weeks and was worth the wait. :thumbup:

[ism3t]

called dealers and such for 3 months before landing my baby. wanted black but i can always repaint after im done showing it off.

[why?]

Ordered it, took a month to get it.

[boris13]

I special-ordered my liftback, since I wanted the power package, ABS, and side airbags as well as a 5-speed trans. I was told by the dealer that no such cars existed in the US on any dealers' lots at the time of my order.

[foober]

Ordered mine. Took 2 months to get it. And every day I thank the lord that I got my yaris. Great car. :smile:

[Nivyn]

Ordered mine in as well. They didn't have the colour or the model I wanted. They did have a black sand pearl 5 dr RS, but I wanted the LE. Luckily it came with a free 6 CD MP3 upgrade. I waited about 3 weeks I think, mostly due to me being out of town, but otherwise arrived when they said

[Darth Gilbert]

I bought my liftback off the lot. I had no car at the time. I was thinking sedan, but after testing the liftback, I went for it. I couldn't wait. I didn't see another Yaris on their lot for 2 weeks...

[ECHOKnight2000]

Ordered mine in as well. They didn't have the colour or the model I wanted. They did have a black sand pearl 5 dr RS, but I wanted the LE. Luckily it came with a free 6 CD MP3 upgrade. I waited about 3 weeks I think, mostly due to me being out of town, but otherwise arrived when they said



I hope you're not staying with that color...its hard to see against the WHITE background:thumbsup:

[Slummy]

Odered mine, it took about six weeks and I got iy just like I wanted.:thumbsup:

[machine1]

I found mine in a hallway of the dealership(Dallas,TX) behind the showroom, they had two white Liftbacks in stock. I didn't even bother to test drive it, I took delivery that night.
A couple of days later the other white LB sold so they had no more Liftbacks in stock. The 4 doors were more abundant.

[Lillydot]

got mine off the lot. i just went in to get a look...and walked out with a liftback. the deaker had four liftbacks on the lot. i traded in my 01 focus hatchback and never looked back!

[fearturtle44]

Went to dealer with what I wanted and he found one in another state and did a car swap with the other dealer. Had it in two days.

Kevin

[DorytheYaris]

Bought it 4 days after I saw it on the lot...
I was dying to get my hands on a Blazing Blue automatic since I saw it in the movie theater ads ;)

[Lickitung]

I got mine off the lot. When I got there I saw 6 yarii all in a row in an assortment of colors. Then the saleman came out to help me I was dissapointed because all but one was manual and I need automatic. The one automatic they had the 18' alloy wheels and tires which brought the price up way too high for me. He drove me over to another lot where they keep cars that they don't have room for. We then walked through rows of cars and we finally saw my blazing blue automatic!

[jdubau55]

Yes and no....I went to the lot and they didnt have what I wanted. So they got it from another lot. When they got it in at my lot then I bought it. So I guess I ordered it and bought it at the lot.

[slothman86]

Special ordered mine! took about a week and got it with 5 miles on it!

[ChinoCharles]

Dealer stock... it was their first.

[foober]

Had to order mine. They have a waiting list for the liftbacks here in montana. They said they've never had a lift back yet that wasn't snatched up off the lot within minutes.

[Go4th]

Special ordered mine then they came off 2700 or so bucks off one on the lot and offered me that one.. an offer i could not refuse!!! the difference you ask.. color... the one i got was flint mica... the one i wanted was Nautical Blue Metallic.. i still wish it was that color.. but ohh well.. 1st paint job we all know what it will be then...

[Kitt]

nah, i wanted mine in yellow and they told me it will take 2 to 4 months, so i ended up with my silver mica that they had on stock...

[St_G]

I boguht from what was on the lot. Circumstances kinda dictated it (long story). I got almost exactly what I wanted, though, so it worked out well.

[nsmitchell]

I special ordered it WITH side airbags! It showed up without them, but I folded and took the car anyway. Everything else was as I ordered it.

[largeorangefont]

The dealer had 15+ liftbacks on their lot and all were autos.

I wanted a Meteorite Metallic 5 speed with the Power Package, keyless entry and floormats.

I told the fleet guy exactly what I wanted. He found it, and it was the only one in Southern California. It was going to be delivered to another dealer and was still on the boat supposedly. The sales guy said it would be 2 weeks before he knew if he could get it, and that was if it wasn't pre-ordered by someone else. He called me 2 days later and had the car at his dealer. I picked it up the next day.

[static808]

The dealer had 15+ liftbacks on their lot and all were autos.

I wanted a Meteorite Metallic 5 speed with the Power Package, keyless entry and floormats.

I told the fleet guy exactly what I wanted. He found it, and it was the only one in Southern California. It was going to be delivered to another dealer and was still on the boat supposedly. The sales guy said it would be 2 weeks before he knew if he could get it, and that was if it wasn't pre-ordered by someone else. He called me 2 days later and had the car at his dealer. I picked it up the next day.

wow, i see at least one meteorite liftback on the road everyday. i wonder if its the same one?? cant be, since i drive to different places everyday, haha. but yeah, because of that, we decided to get black sand pearl, since that and red are the rarest colors we've seen around here. shit, there's a meteorite liftback 8 houses away from us on our block! most of the liftbacks we've seen have a carson toyota plate holder. last i checked they had about 26 liftbacks in stock...that was about 1.5 months ago...

--B

[largeorangefont]

wow, i see at least one meteorite liftback on the road everyday. i wonder if its the same one?? cant be, since i drive to different places everyday, haha. but yeah, because of that, we decided to get black sand pearl, since that and red are the rarest colors we've seen around here. shit, there's a meteorite liftback 8 houses away from us on our block! most of the liftbacks we've seen have a carson toyota plate holder. last i checked they had about 26 liftbacks in stock...that was about 1.5 months ago...

--B

I think it is hard to find a stick... everywhere I went I saw autos. Im sure sticks in general are harder to find.

[static808]

I think it is hard to find a stick... everywhere I went I saw autos. Im sure sticks in general are harder to find.

amen to that. the hardest thing to find here in SoCal is definitely a 5-speed with power package. its either a 5-speed with the convenience, or an automatic w/ power.

--B

[dougiefresh188]

i walked on the lot looked did not see one i liked and i went back a week later and my 4 door Nautical Blue Metallic yaris was there. just came in. is Nautical Blue Metallic a "rare" color?

[Sodium Duck]

I went to all the local Toyota dealerships in my area, and none of them had what I wanted. I told the dealer exactly what I wanted with no exceptions. He said it would take a while to get it then, and I said fine -- but my trade in isn't getting any prettier or more valuable. A couple weeks later I had exactly what I wanted.

[TRDMarty]

Had to order mine. $500.00 down and a 90 day wait and it was exactly 90 days when the dealer called me. 2008 Polar White ''S'', Power package with Auto trans (I sit in stopped with little go traffic every day, the need for Auto trans) It came with what I wanted exept for the Fog Lamps. They said they were not availible anymore. I said BS!!!
Love the car so far. :thumbsup:

[b_hickman11]

Wow!!!! This thread is over 3 years old! It must be one of the first threads on YarisWorld................

[wooverstone8]

I purchase my Yaris from the dealer stock about this time last year. When I went into the Toyota dealership to buy my yaris--they had 32 yaris to choose from.

[talnlnky]

I was wondering how may of us have special ordered the Yaris or purchased their car from dealer stock. We bought our 3-Door LB on October 23 (I traded my 2006 Civic LX, which I wasn't fond of) from dealer stock. At the time they had two LBs and two, four doors models on the lot. They now have several including the cars which were on the lot when I bought mine. The dealer told me that sales of the Yaris and Prius (they have six) had slowed way down when gas prices fell. Sales of truck and SUVs had jumped (people have short memories). I have been reading about people waiting for their cars delivered in January - are the cars in short supply in your area?

I walked in... test drove a 3dr.... told them what I wanted, said they didn't have one... they then said they could get one by the end of the day. Did some arguing over price... waited an hr, and they drove it to me from a lot about 14 miles away. They wouldn't tell me where it was coming from, so I had no clue if it was 2-3hrs away, or ten minutes. Turns out it was about 20 minutes away. I almost walked away from the place, due to a price issue... but I really wanted to drive away in a new car that day. I'm not big on spending much time in stores... I had already done the homework on the net, I knew I was going to get a yaris, it was just a matter of what options with it, and how much I would pay.

When I went in to buy it, they only had a few hatches... most of them were autos... most were base, or with very few options... They didn't have the color I wanted in the package I wanted on hand. Sure, I proabably spent a hundred or so more since they got it from another lot... but it was a relatively painless venture, and it was the one expensive item i've ever bought that i've never had any kind of remorse about buying. I'd buy another yaris in a heatbeat... tho I wouldn't get the extended warranty.

[bnther36]

I was able to rent one for a week (I highly recommend that with any car purchase) so I was fairly confident that I would like the car. After that,I went online and found exactly what I needed at Carmax. I bought 2 one-way plane tickets for me and my wife, flew to the Baltimore dealership and drove the car back to Michigan. Even with the plane tickets and gas, I saved almost $1000 and got the exact car I wanted, versus going through my local dealer or buying what they had.

On a personal note, I made it a point to drive through the local dealership with my new car and waved to the salesman that had been jerking me around. It's all about the little things :tongue:

[b_hickman11]

there is no such thing as a special order......

[Ranger SVO]

From dealer stock. My wife wanted a blue one, but then she saw this one with the dark tinted windows and bought it.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/wrf01a/MomsNewCar.jpg

[stouffer]

Ordered mine last January built in April shipped to the UK and picked it up in May, special order with the VSC & TR. Well worth the 5 month wait :thumbup:

[nemelek]

From dealer stock. My wife wanted a blue one, but then she saw this one with the dark tinted windows and bought it.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/wrf01a/MomsNewCar.jpg

You got the perfect color!

[GeneralDon7]

I actually researched the yaris 6 months before finally deciding to go to the lot, I built one on there website, printed it out and went to the dealer. I test drove one that was similar to the one i wanted, only difference was light interior. The dealer at the time had about 7 of both LB and Sedan. I wanted the dark interior so I asked where it was, turned out the closest one was in Michigan. So i decided to bite the bullet, and was offered 1500 to take the one on the lot. Havnet been happier since:biggrin:

[PaddyMac]

Mine was the showroom car

[Hershey]

online pics at showroom of dealer . The BLAZING BLUE looks even better under the lighting of the showroom :drool: . Ony had 4 mis. on it at the time . Another plus . :burnrubber:

[RHDVIPbB]

I went looking for another Scion, but they didn't have any 1st gen xB. Looked at a Yaris hatch. Dealer had 3, but were already spoken for. Said they had a sedan. We couldn't find it (was in the detailing bay) and I said I would take it since it was blue. I didn't even know what the sedan looked like at the time. Haven't been dissappointed since I got it. I love it